Hinge.



No. 659,203. v Patented Oct. 9, I960. N. A. Bounuum.

H l N G E.

(Application flied Apr. 10, 1900.)

(No Model.)

M 712 92, (1mm NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NUMA A. BOURQUIN, OF READING,'PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO IRVIN P. FESSLER, OF SAME PLACE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of LettersPatent No. 659.203, dated October 9, 1900.

Application filed April 10, 1900.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, NUMA A. BOURQUIN, a citizen of Switzerland, residing at 379 Schuylkill avenue, Reading, in the county of Berks and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hinges; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in hinges, the object of which is to facilitate the opening and closing of shutters provided with said hinges.

Further objects are to prevent rattling of the shutter or of its being raised entirely from its hanging except at one point of the semicircle traveled in the operation of opening and closing.

The invention consists of a hinge of two leaves, each provided with inclines bearing one on the other, and a lever adapted to raise the one free of contact with the other, thus permitting its free movement.

The construction and arrangement of parts in my improved hinge are fully set forth in the following specification, and clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front view of my hinge open and ready to be operated. Fig. 2 shows the leaf A in two views. Fig. 3 shows the leaf B in two views. Fig. 4 is an end view of a portion of the leaf A, showing the lever and its casing.

A and B designate the leaves of my improved hinge. The leaf B is formed with a right-angled projection 19, which has a pintle c projecting upward therefrom. This proj ection is formed with two pairs of inclined lugs 61 d and e e on its upper side, one pair on either side of the pintle c. The extreme end of the projection 11 is provided with a double flange forming a horizontal channel f, partially divided in the center by a partition or wall g. The leaf A is also formed with a right-angled projection h, provided with an eyelc, adapted to fit over the pintle c. This $erial No. 12,275. (No model.)

.clined lugs Z l and m m, one pair on the upper and one on the under side, adapted when in position to coincide and operate on the inclined lugs d d and e e of the leaf B. The

leaf A, as will be seen, is reversible and will operate alike on both sides, using the inclined lugs on its under side in either position.

To the leaf A, at its lower end, is secured a casing or bearing D, in which is held the operating-lever E. This lever has a handle n at right angles to the axis of its shaft 0, and the extreme end of the shaft is formed with a lip 19, which when in normal position is located between the flanges of the channel f.

Having thus set forth the details of construction, I will proceed to describe the operation of my improved hinge.

When it is desired to close the shutter which is attached to the leaf A, the lever E is raised in the direction of the arrow, as indicated in Fig. 1, causing the lip 10 to press against the under face or lower flange of the channel f, and insomuch as the shaft 0 is secured to the leaf A through the medium of the casing D this action will cause the leaf A to rise (carrying the shutter with it) on the pintle c by reason of the fact that the inclined lugs Z l will ride up the lugs d and e of the leaf B until their edges clear each other, when the shutter will be free to swing on the pivotal hanging of the hinge. The upper flange of the channel f will limit the upward movement of the leaf A by reason of its contact with the lip p on the end of the lever E. This movement is so arranged as to give the shutter just sufficient room to swing freely clear of the stationary leaf. When the shutter is brought to within a short distance of its closed position, it can be raised clear of its hangings and removed, as with an ordinary hinge.

What I claim is- 1. In a hinge, the combination with one leaf carrying the pintle with lugs at each side thereof, and a pair of flanges forming a channel extending around the outer sideof the base of the pintle; of the other leaf carrying an eye for the pintle with lugs at each side of the eye, a bearing on this leaf, a shaft jour-. naled therein and having a crank-handle at projection h is provided with two pairs of inits outer end, and a lip at the inner end of nel extending around the axis of the pintle, a horizontalcrank-shaft jonrnaled in the other leaf, and a lip on said shaft traveling in the channel, as and for the purpose set forth.

5 In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

NUMA A. BOURQUIN.

Witnesses:

ED. A. KELLY, F. O. QLEMsoN. 

